The return to popularity of ths working horse on New Zealand, farms has spelt increased use of oats for feeding, and it is interesting to note that in the Dominion last season no fewer than 222,100 acres were cut for chaff, hay or ensilage, and 52,516 acres were threshed. The use of mangolds as a supplement showed a decline last season, when compared with the previous year. According to official returns for the Dominion, 11,211 acres were sown down last season, compared with 13,745 acres in 1933-34.
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Southland Times, Issue 22734, 9 November 1935, Page 12
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